David Werdiger, Author at J-Wire

Beth Dins behaving badly

David Werdiger — Wed, 02 Jan 2019 10:47:00 +0000

Local Rabbis are again in the news for all the wrong reasons...writes David Werdiger.

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The Orthodox Jewish Guide to Following Australian Rules Football

David Werdiger — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 23:45:48 +0000

Congregant: Rabbi, I have a big problem. It’s Kol Nidrei and the game is on. What should I do?
Rabbi: Haven’t you ever heard of a video recorder?
Congregant: Wow! I can tape Kol Nidrei?

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Fairfax Media – spiralling into the blame game

David Werdiger — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 03:10:27 +0000

I’m not sure what the editors at The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald were thinking. Perhaps in response to the criticism of their coverage of the recent violence in Israel, they decided to publish an opinion piece written by an Israeli, and in their wisdom, they chose writer Assaf Gavon.

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Who hates us more?…asks David Werdiger

David Werdiger — Sun, 25 Oct 2015 03:52:34 +0000

Surely the most useless debate ever would be the following topic: “Who hated the Jews more: Adolf Hitler or Haj Amin al-Husseini?”

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5775 – Annus Horribilis

David Werdiger — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 04:59:00 +0000

To say it’s been a difficult year for our community would be a gross understatement...writes David Werdiger.

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Holocaust Survivors Ageing Faster Than Expected

David Werdiger — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 04:52:35 +0000

As we mark the seventieth year since the end of World War II and the liberation of concentration camps, the families of some Holocaust survivors, who are in the twilight of their lives, are experiencing an interesting phenomenon...writes David Werdiger.

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The letter I want from our leadership…writes David Werdiger

David Werdiger — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 04:10:17 +0000

Following the drama played out at The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Melbourne over the last two weeks, David Werdiger has penned the letter he would like to receive from Melbourne's Jewish leadership....

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Mesirah and the AFP’s War on Drugs

David Werdiger — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 04:07:24 +0000

The Jewish law of ‘mesirah’ – the prohibition against handing a fellow Jew over to secular authorities – has been under the spotlight in the current Royal Commission hearing, with Rabbis being probed as to their own interpretations and practices.

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Terrorism 2.0 vs Western Activism

David Werdiger — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 09:29:15 +0000

David Werdiger writes as the siege continues

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Of Dead Cricketers and Dead Shul-goers…writes David Werdiger

David Werdiger — Sun, 30 Nov 2014 03:06:25 +0000

The national outpouring of grief following the tragic death of cricketer Phil Hughes after being struck by a cricket ball on the field has been quite overwhelming.

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